"Wei Zhi, Xiang Gao, and the three dukes of Houzhai talked to me again today, and they are afraid that they are really tired and want to hang up their crowns and leave. At that time, if the four ministers resigned and retired to old age, my position would be more embarrassing. ”

Yang Tinghe had a very high opinion of this daughter-in-law, and even held a small-scale family banquet to express his congratulations on the arrival of this daughter-in-law. But as the object of being greeted, Huang E could not eat at the table because she was a woman, and the two sons of the Yang family, his son-in-law Jin Chengxun, and the mastermind Tan Fanghe and Yang Tinghe and several close staff members actually drank with Yang Tinghe.

These staff members are not only Yang Tinghe's helpers, but also Yang Tinghe's disciples, not only helping the elder to do things, but also learning moral articles from Yang Tinghe, and the relationship between the two is very close. Hearing Yang Tinghe mention the cabinet, the second son Yang Dian said:

"Father, the child feels that in this situation, it is better to retreat bravely than to support it. The three pavilion elders are also people who understand, they probably saw through it, even if they stay in their seats now, it will be useless, it is better to retreat to the forest, and they can always get a clear name. ”

"Dian'er, your father doesn't like to hear this, if everyone thinks like you, who in this world will come out to do things? A few months ago, Yang Kee Firm transported a large amount of silver from Zhangjiawan to the Inner Carrier Depot. This money is said to have come from overseas, and all of it is imported into the domestic money, which can be regarded as the implementation of the old man's original doubts, Yang Ji is indeed the so-called business name manipulated by the Son of Heaven behind the scenes, in fact, it is still an imperial businessman. The Son of Heaven does not compete with the people for profit, but now, he directly grabs food from the people's bowls and eats it. Banzai has the silver in his hand, he must repair the altar of the earth, the altar of the sun, and the altar of the moon, and revise the sacrificial method set by the ancestors. Nominally, it is to change the law of sacrifice, but in fact, it is to change the constitution of the ancestors. Today he can change the sacrificial matter, and tomorrow, he can do other things. In the future, he will be dictatorial, and the power of the world will be vested in the king. If it was placed in the past, the old decay may have really retired, but the last time I talked to Yang Chengzu, some of his words were very enlightening to me, and I decided to stay now, just to let Daming walk out of a new way. ”

He looked at these people, whether it was a son or a son-in-law, or even talking about releasing cranes, all of them looked dazed, and he smiled

"This matter, I can't say it clearly in a few words, and there are some places that the old man himself hasn't figured out yet. I'll make it clear to you when I understand it thoroughly. In short, this road will not be too easy to walk, and it is also full of dangers, you are all the children and protégés of the old man, even if you want to break it, you can't break it. If the old man's path is not good, you will definitely be implicated, and you must be prepared. ”

Several people nodded their heads, expressing their willingness to advance and retreat with their father or teacher, and while expressing their attitude, most people didn't think there would be any problems. Although the Ming Dynasty did not treat scholars and doctors as favorably as the Song Dynasty, it was now much more tolerant of literati than martial artists, and officials of this status and level like Yang Tinghe, as long as they did not make mistakes of principle, would not be a disciple of the Zhulian clan. The so-called implication, at most, will move in the future, and it is not a big deal.

"I happened to take advantage of the family banquet today to tell you that you have been cautious lately, and don't easily provoke right and wrong. Even the imperial historians under our door have to take more precautions when doing things now. The Son of Heaven is when he thinks he can do anything, and when he collides head-on at this time, he will only be crushed. The sacrificial matter, he wants to do it, just go as he wants, these money household departments do not allocate funds, they are all from the Son of Heaven's internal funds, it is difficult for us to talk about it. ”

After four years of getting along, Yang Tinghe also has some understanding of the emperor's conduct, although Jiajing has an attitude of attaching importance to etiquette on the surface, in fact, he only treats etiquette as a stick to beat people. If you want to deal with whom, you may take out this reason to rectify people, and you don't care much about these things. If someone fights hard with him for the sake of abiding by the etiquette law, most likely it will not end well.

It's not that they don't have to abide by the law of etiquette because of this, it's just that fighting in this kind of thing is a waste of power, and compared to sacrifices, their bottom line is still in succession.

"Zhang Yanling was beheaded, Zhang Heling was taken, Empress Dowager Zhang's health deteriorated, and the Son of Heaven wanted to cut the grass and eradicate the legacy of the previous dynasty. We are in the outer court, it is difficult to do anything in these things, but one thing that must be guarded, the bloodline of the Ming Dynasty must not be messed up. Long live may not clearly say the Jitong Filial Piety Temple, but it is absolutely impossible to put King Xing in the Taimiao Temple and accept sacrifices. ”

As an auxiliary minister, Yang Tinghe's eyes are there, and he has already seen that the purpose of Jiajing's steps is to get his father's spiritual position to be sacrificed in the Taimiao.

According to the ritual system, the seven temples of the Son of Heaven, three Zhao and three Mu, and the situation in the Ming Dynasty was slightly different, with nine temples and four Zhao and four Mu. There is no vacant place now, and if Jiajing's biological father is put in, it means that a certain emperor in the Taimiao will be moved to the apse. This is obviously beyond the bottom line of everyone present, and no one can agree with it.

Jin Chengxun is slightly younger than Yang Shen, as a cultivator, he is also a scribe who is full of wealth, and at this time he said in a deep voice: "What Lao Taishan said is extremely true, if the Son of Heaven really wants to send King Xingxian to the Taimiao, even if he fights for his life, he must fight for the truth." ”

Yang Shen frowned, "If we get to that point, it's actually too late, and when our soldiers come to the city, we will resist again." It is better to keep the enemy out of the country, in the past, we just retreated too much, every time the Son of Heaven took a step, we took a step back, and now, there is not much place behind us. In my opinion, from now on, we will not be able to retreat from anything that involves succession. Even if you fight with your life and blood, you must stand your ground, otherwise you can only lose. ”

Tan Fanghe is concerned about another question: "Even if the three old people want to leave, it is impossible to leave now, and they must always do a good handover." In the future, the imperial court will send someone to fill these three vacancies, but there will be candidates. ”

"I thought that the Son of Heaven would like Yang Yiqing, but now it seems that Yang Yiqing will most likely be left in the border town by the Son of Heaven. He is familiar with Rong Zheng, and the Son of Heaven uses him to sit on the three sides, most likely to use force externally. Since the southern attack on the Japanese invaders, the inner world is peaceful, and the imperial court should also recuperate and restore the people's strength. But looking at the current moves, most of them are going to use force against the north. According to the old man's idea, in fact, he wanted Yang Yiqing to enter the cabinet, so as not to suffer from the swords and soldiers, but unfortunately we can't do this thing. In terms of replacement candidates, Banzai's heart is still on the side of the Xie family of Baoshutang. I just don't know if Gong Xie intends to go out of the mountain and re-enter the cabinet. ”

Hearing Xie Qian's name, several people were speechless, this old-timer was a serious Xiaozong courtier, if he was reinstated, in the cabinet, I am afraid that Yang Tinghe's life will not be easy. Several people were thinking about things in their hearts, and in the second half of the banquet, although there was no coldness, the atmosphere actually had little to do with joy.

When the family banquet was over, Yang Shen and the others left, Yang Tinghe was left to talk about releasing cranes, and he sighed, "Releasing cranes, Shen'er's temper is really ......." At present, the government is calm on the surface, but there is an undercurrent surging in secret, I am a little worried, with his character, whether he can get out of the whole body, and now there is a vacancy in Yangzhou, and the old man wants to arrange him over. ”

"What the teacher said is very true, although Brother Sheng'an is talented, but his temperament is too loyal, and he fights with others, and it is easy to be plotted. It is not necessarily a bad thing to go out for training, and students will arrange it in a few days. ”

Yang Tinghe knew that his second son was weak and did not have many opinions, so he stayed in the capital and would not cause any trouble if he couldn't help. On the contrary, the eldest son who can contribute to himself, his performance at today's banquet was too impulsive, and thinking about the dedication he has done for the family over the years, he also decided to make it easier for his son to protect his future within his ability. It's just that current events have changed, and they are not transferred by his will, Yang Shen's release has not been completed, and an accident has occurred, which has disrupted the layout of several parties, and his good intentions have also come to naught.